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Post by Nicole on Apr 10, 2004 8:17:33 GMT -5
That's great!! You are an for doing this for the little girl. I know very little about horses other than that I LOVE them. My friend has a horse and a pony. Before I met her I thought a pony was a baby horse.
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Post by Brooke on Apr 10, 2004 11:45:14 GMT -5
Why not call him Demon
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Post by Aussienot on Apr 10, 2004 18:28:03 GMT -5
That sounds like fun! I hope Thunder/Demon knows he's in the loving hands of a Husky owner. Too bad they don't make pinch collars for horses.
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Post by Brooke on Apr 10, 2004 18:47:41 GMT -5
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Post by Aussienot on Apr 10, 2004 20:17:07 GMT -5
If he was left with his mother that long, it sounds like they may have been raising horses as pets, not livestock. Not saying this is the case, but I've seen real problems develop when formally cute little colts reach adulthood without being taught horse manners.
How long before you can teach him to accept a rider? Do ponies reach adulthood quicker than horses?
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Post by Nicole on Apr 11, 2004 8:47:05 GMT -5
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Post by Aussienot on Apr 11, 2004 18:26:48 GMT -5
I had horses in my youth, and I worked at a riding stable to pay for the board until I went away to college. Three or four times a year we would get whole shipments of 'wholesale' (meaning unwanted and trouble) horses and ponies.
The horses we would take some time training and try to get maximum dollar. We'd sort them into beginner, intermediate and experienced rider horses, and train them to that standard.
The ponies we would break as quickly as possible and re-train for pony rides. About half were not suitable for personal use, but in the other half you'd find some gems among them.
Shetlands in particular would go one of two ways. They were either the best, sweetest, most trustworthy animals ever; or they were bad tempered, weak-nerved little brats that you wouldn't turn your back to.
Horses had a range of temperments and personalities, but the ponies, they were always were one or the other.
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